Production materials, Asuna figure, replica swords, and more!

During the New Year's holiday season, major otaku-oriented stores in the Akihabara town, such as Kotobukiya, Animate, and Gamers, are holding special exhibitions featuring popular anime series for the fan. Kotobukiya's feature was Sword Art online, one of the most popular anime TV series in 2012. The exhibition was held on the fifth floor of the store from December 22nd to 31st, 2012. You can check more than 200 production materials including character reference sheets, story boards, and key frames from the anime series.

*all of the photos were taken by Mikikazu Komatsu with the store's permission

Kotobukiya Akihabara Store

The poster for the exhibition

"Kotobukiya Base・Akiba" on the fifth floor is used for the exhibition

Anime character reference sheets

Story boards

Anime scene panels

Anime key frames

Replica swords

Asuna -Aincrad- figure

The monitor is showing the anime PV

The posters for the upcoming PSP game "Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment" from Namco Bandai